Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of women in urban management and possibility of a more inclusionary approach to their active participation. Here, first the underlying concepts and principles of good urban governance and special needs of women in urban settings are discussed; next capabilities of Iranian women for active participation in good urban governance are examined. The study shows that women are in utter need to be empowered and to take more active role in their urban lives. Also it shows that Iranian women have used the means available to them to improve their capabilities. It also shows that there are needs for further research to better understand the socio-cultural obstacles to higher participation rate of women in governance. The paper is an original investigation of Iranian women's attempt to improve their lives through the available means to them within a paternalistic society. It shows their success and failures and draws future directions of their latent movement.Keywords: Urban governance, Empowerment, Women, Iran
Highlights
The study shows that women are in utter need to be empowered and to take more active role in their urban lives
Governance is best defined by United Nations Development Agency (UNDP) as:
Good Urban Governance is mainly defined through its characteristics and it is a participatory and inclusionary approach which calls for engagement of all groups, including women in the decision making process
Summary
Good Governance is a concept that has come into use in political science, public administration and, more urban development, planning and management in recent years It appears alongside such terms as democracy, civil society, participation, human rights and sustainable development and promotes these concepts. The aim of the principle of equity and inclusiveness in Good Governance is to enforce the feeling that all members of society have stakes in the society and are part of it, creating a sense of belongingness This requires all groups, the most vulnerable and marginalized ones including women and amongst them the deprived and the poor, to have opportunities to improve their lives. Good Governance requires the rule of law which needs fair legal frameworks that are enforced impartially It requires full protection of human rights, those of the minorities and the marginalized including women
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